MALDI-TOF MS for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.

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First introduced into clinical microbiology laboratories in Europe, MALDI-TOF MS is being rapidly embraced by laboratories around the globe. Although it has multiple applications, its widespread adoption in clinical microbiology relates to its use as an inexpensive, easy, fast, and accurate method for identification of grown bacteria and fungi based on automated analysis of the mass distribution of bacterial proteins.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Chem.

Title: Clinical chemistry

ISSN (Electronic): 1530-8561

ISSN (Print): 0009-9147

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 61

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. patel.robin@mayo.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: clinchem.2014.221770

DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.221770

PubMed ID: 25278500

SO-VID: c1d82340-4e92-46ad-93a7-9fd42d2764e4

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